Chelsea manager refuses to condemn Ramires, who followed compatriot Oscar in
being booked for diving

Jose Mourinho is adamant Chelsea players do not dive but will warn Ramires after becoming the club's second player in successive games to be shown a yellow card for simulation.

Chelsea claimed a routine 2-0 FA Cup win at Derby to set up a fourth-round tie at home to Stoke, with goals from John Obi Mikel and Oscar sandwiching a booking for Ramires doled out by Andre Marriner.

But Mourinho refused to condemn Ramires, who followed compatriot Oscar in being booked for diving.

The Chelsea manager on Friday claimed that "there are no divers at Chelsea" following Oscar's booking in the New Year's Day win at Southampton and told observers to look elsewhere for serial offenders following the Derby success.

Mourinho, who criticised Luis Suarez as an "acrobatic swimming pool" diver following his side's recent win over Liverpool, said: "I maintain (there are no divers at Chelsea). Isolated episodes.